The Osceola times., 1887-05-21
NEWS IN BRIEF.
cHaQ11s1 IN vaxis0 osaFssA
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
J. b. FRrCHrER, q naturalized American
citisen, who left San Francisco last Octo-
Der TO visit France, was seized on his
arrival there, imprisoned, denied counsel
and forced 10 serve In the French army.
He 10 now In the Seventh regiment Of the
line In the garrison Of Caliors.
SEcRurARY LAMAR has directed the
Commissioner Of the General Land O fice
TO appraise and dispose Of at public auc.
tion the land OF the abandoned military
reservation Of Fort Brooke, Fla, except
the tracts Of 100 acres settled upon prior
TO January !, 1854
JUSTICE woops, Of the United States
supreme Court, has not only grown worse
since his return to Washington, but Is in
immirent danger Of death. He Is said to
be quite critically Ill at his residence in
that city, and intimate friends ad init that
his death at any moment will not be q sur
prise.
OK the 11th Queen Victoria accom-.
panied by the Marquis Of Lorne and Prin-
cess Louise, attended q special perform.
ance OF Buffalo Bilrs Wild West show.
Her Majesty was delighted with the exhi-
bitton, and expressed her pleasure by fire.
quent applause. After the performance
Bunalo Bill, Red Shirt and q number Of
the squaws attached To the show were
presented TO her Majesty.
IT 10 given out in London that Balfour
VIII resign As Chief Secretary for Ireland
Immediately upon the passage Of the Irish
CRIMES bill
I MAYoR PARSONS Of Rochester, N. Y, has
instructed the chief Of policy to prohibit
the John l. Sullivan combination from
giving an exhibition there on the 10Th.
N. JkAS BArTIsrE JosgPH DrEupoySs
BoUssrSeAuLr, q learned French chemist
and scientific agriculturist and a men,
Der Of tho Institute, Is dead. He was
eighty -hve years old.
QUEEN kAPIoLASI changed her i'm perial
mind about sailing for Victoria's Jubilee
on the 14th, and will graciously bestow
her sovereign presence upon New York
Tor two weeks insts.d.
HOMO LEN CyASe, the only Chinese law.
.'er In America, made his first appearance
uefore Judge Brown in the Brooklyn Su.
lreUe Court on the l2th. Chang was ad-
o.tted TO practice by an act Of the Legis-
lAture passed Maya
CARDINAL GIBBONS arrived at London
en- the 18th.
MRS. U. 3. GRANT has been seriously III
tie past week with diphtheria.
Nh PowDRRLY has issued a circular
calling on the Knights OF Labor to cole
brate the Fourth Of July,
IHE Pope will uy once more to "disci
pline" DR.. Mc0ly I'm, and IL he does not
ooey the summons TO appear at Rome
within forty days the rebcllious priest is
10 DO eycommunicated.
The President has appointed Byron 1.
Smith, OF Chicago, to bo q commissioner
TO examine a portion Of tho Northern
Pacific railroad In the placs OF J. W Doan,
declined.
AT tho meeting of the trustees OF the II.
linois Soldiers Orphans Home at Bloom.
ington, on the 18th, DIR. II. Z. Denote
president Of Chaddoce College, Quincy
was elected TO the superintendency of the
Soldiers Orphaps' Home at Normal, and
his wife, MrS Sarah Denote, to the on, CO
OF matrop. They thus fill the position
formerly held by Mrs V. Z, Ohr, re-
moved.
JOSEPH LoDEL one Of the most promi.
nent Bohemian citizens Of tho West, died a,
his residence in Cedar Rapids, Ia, on the
18th, aged seventy years. He graduated
from the University at Prague, and taking
an active part against Austria In the ls4,
war, came TO America and located, being
obliged TO foo. He practiced law in Cedar
Rapids thirty years, until ill-health caused
his retirement
JUSTICE WM. b. WooDs, Of the United
States Supreme Court, died at Washing
ton on the 14th.
PRINCE LEOPOLD of Germany sailed from
New York for Europe on the l4th
QUEEN VICTORIA visited the People,
palace at London on the l4th. The pagean,
through the city was on a grand scale and
the demonstrations were. very enthusias
tic.
ADELISA PATTI and party sailed from
New York for Europe on the l4th
Among the passengers on the same steam
or was George Slosson, the celebrated
bllhardist
SECRETARY AND Mrs. LAMAR have boti
recovered from their recent ind spositio
and were out driving on the lAth
OK the invitation OF Mrs. General Lo
gan, regent OF the Mt. Vernon Asscria
tion, the President and Mis. cleveland
and few invited guesss we at to Mt. Yer
non on the steamer Corcoran on the l4th
JUDGE CooLEY, chairman of the Inter
State Commerce Commissi has re
turned to Washington, and the regular ses
sions Will be resumed on the 23i.
y,nE family Of the late Henry Ward
Beecher received information recently OF
plot to steal the body from the receiving
vault at Greenwood Cemetery, and now
two policemen are kept on guard az tn,
vault The remains will soon receive fina
interment
MRS. CLEVELAND has delight cd the
hearts of Washington bellies whose en-
gagements have been recently announced
by promptly sending them pretty notes oil
congI-atulation.
JUSTICE WOODS died possessed OF con.
siderable property He lived modest tly
and quietly, and is reported 20 have accu
mulated fortune variously estimated
from $50 900 to 100000
THE President has been sitting for his
bust TO Boston sculptor, Mr.. s. H.
Morse, who has spent several days at the
White House, and has laid the basis of
what should prove very salts factory
and artistic work.
JAMES and Harry Garfield were the
guests during their stay in Washing gton
last week of Mrs. Hu T. widow Of the
late General Hunt, former Minister to
Russia. On the ilth Mrs. Hunt gave a
dinner in their honor.
GENERAL NIscouNT T. TAM, Commits
sioner OF Agriculture and Commerce OF
Japan, and five othes gentlemen connect
cd with the same department. are in
Washington. They are in this country 10
study the American systems of agrHult-
ure and transportation.
MILE. HELENE, the richest heiress n the
Rothschild family, threatens TO with
draw her entire capital from the firm II
the family do not cease their opposition to
her marriage to the man Of her choice, q
Belgian officer named Zulyen.
SESoR RoNBRo, the Mexican Minister,